Projects per year
Personal profile
Areas of Expertise
Policing, Good Intentions Translated in Organisations, Social Researcher, Organisations and Social Value, Creative Positive Change in Organisations
Video: Learning from the Research & Adapting Company Culture | Helen Fitzhugh - CultureShock
Video: Short Clips: Helen Fitzhugh on Learning & Leadership | CultureShock
Video: Short Clips: Helen Fitzhugh on Mitigating the Risks of Isolated Working | CultureShock
Video: The changing workplace, with FIG Norwich and Larking Gowen
Biography
Helen is a Senior Research Associate at Norwich Business School. She is currently working on projects related to employee wellbeing.
She completed her PhD at Norwich Business School in 2017. Her doctoral research explored the influence of organisational values on value creation processes in social enterprises.
Prior to returning to academia, Helen held Research Associate and Researcher roles at The Research Centre, City College Norwich and The Guild, a specialist social enterprise consultancy.
Her book, "Inside Social Enterprise: Looking to the Future" co-authored with former colleague Nicky Stevenson, was published in February 2015.
Key Research Interests
Helen has a long-standing research interest in social value creation. The common thread that runs through all of her research to date has been the exploration of why, how, and how successfully, different organisations work to create positive social change.
Helen's doctoral research explored the influence of organisational values on value creation processes in social enterprises. Social enterprises are businesses that trade for a social purpose. By exploring the beliefs embedded in a diverse range of these types of organisation, Helen was able to highlight the variety of different outcomes that social enterprise practitioners and beneficiaries saw as ‘of value’. By providing evidence of this diversity of intentions and experiences, her research demonstrated how creating social value could not be seen as a simply ‘neutral’ or apolitical act. Her work also identified reasons why some of the social change intentions within social enterprises appeared to translate more directly into valued stakeholder experiences than others.
Helen has experience of both quantitative and qualitative methods. She has often employed mixed methods approaches to investigate complicated issues around holistic value and lived experiences within organisations - whether those experiences are beneficiary outcomes in social enterprises or perceptions of workplace wellbeing in business and public sector employees.
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Philosophy, University of East Anglia
… → 2017
Master of Research, University of East Anglia
… → 2013
Bachelor of Arts, University of East Anglia
… → 2005
Media Expertise
- Organisations
- Wellbeing at work
Network
Projects
- 3 Finished
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Promoting financial wellbeing: scoping potential for innovation
Fitzhugh, H., Chen, Y., Connolly, S., Daniels, K., Scherrer, C. & Woodard, R.
7/02/22 → 6/05/22
Project: Research
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Good jobs – Developing job quality in low-paid employment
Daniels, K., Connolly, S. & Fitzhugh, H.
12/04/21 → 31/12/22
Project: Research
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Work, Learning and Wellbeing
Daniels, K., Bryan, M., Connolly, S., Hooper, L., Longhi, S., Mitchell, I., Nandi, A., Nayani, R., Nielsen, K., Ogbonnaya, N., Robinson-Pant, A., Song, F., Street, J., Thomas, G., Tregaskis, O., Unger, D., Watson, D., Fitzhugh, H., Hogg, M. & Watson, D.
Economic and Social Research Council
1/06/15 → 31/08/21
Project: Research
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Authenticity in the pursuit of mutuality during crisis
Nayani, R., Baric, M., Patey, J., Fitzhugh, H., Watson, D., Tregaskis, O. & Daniels, K., Jul 2022, In: British Journal of Management. 33, 3, p. 1144-1162 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Case Study Evidence: Do You Really Care About Your Staff’s Happiness? How Organisations Balance Wellbeing and Performance During a Crisis, Briefing
Patey, J., Fitzhugh, H., Watson, D., Nayani, R., Baric, M., Tregaskis, O., Daniels, K. & Soffia, M., 2022, (Accepted/In press) What Works Wellbeing.Research output: Book/Report › Other report
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Effective Supervision: Rapid Evidence Assessment
Moreton, K., Kodz, J., Fitzhugh, H., Smith, J. & White, E., Apr 2022, College of Policing. 123 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
Open Access -
Mindfulness for performance and wellbeing in the police: linking individual and organizational outcomes
Fitzhugh, H., Michaelides, G., Daniels, K., Connolly, S. & Nasamu, E., 23 Nov 2022, (Accepted/In press) In: Review of Public Personnel Administration.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Pre-empting a remote work wellbeing crisis: Learning from research on extremely isolated jobs
Fitzhugh, H. & Daniels, K., Dec 2020, In: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Health, Safety and Environment. 36, 3Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial
Press / Media
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New toolkit launched to help businesses boost staff wellbeing
26/05/22
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: UEA Press Release
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New support launched for employers and staff affected by Covid-19 pandemic
2/12/21
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: UEA Press Release
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Women in Games Careers and Networking Expo to Open its Doors on November 10th (Nov 2021)
5/11/21 → 8/11/21
3 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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An evidence-based checklist for managing home workers
12/08/21
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media